Guidance On Reporting

YellowCard
Helping to make medicines safer
You can report
suspected side effects:
A side effect
of your medicine?
Report it using
Yellow Card
online at
www.yellowcard.gov.uk
using the form
inside this leaflet
by calling
0808 100 3352
If you think
the medicine
you are taking
may have
caused a side
effect, you can
report it using
Yellow Card.
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Making medicines safer for everyone
All medicines can cause unwanted side effects
(sometimes called adverse drug reactions) in some
people. Many side effects are mild, but some can
be serious and even life-threatening. Occasionally,
side effects can appear after a person has stopped
taking a medicine.
Some side effects are not known about until many
people have been taking the medicine for a long
time. That’s why it is important for people to report
suspected side effects.
It is especially useful to know about:
u a suspected side effect that is not mentioned
in the patient information leaflet supplied with
the medicine
u a suspected side effect that causes problems
bad enough to interfere with everyday
activities
u a suspected side effect that happens when
you’re taking more than one medicine, and
could be caused by interactions.
Sometimes, it is difficult to tell whether a symptom
is a side effect of your medicine, or something else.
Even if you’re not sure, please make a Yellow Card
report if you think a medicine might have caused a
side effect.
What to report
You can report suspected side effects of any
medicine or herbal remedy, whether it was
prescribed by your doctor or bought without a
prescription.
You can report side effects that have happened:
u to you personally
u to your child
u to someone you’re responsible for, or someone
who asks you to make a report on their behalf.
020 3080 6000
www.mhra.gov.uk/yellowcard
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I agree that the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) can
contact me to discuss the suspected side effect, and to ask for more information that
might help understanding of the case.
Please return this form in the envelope provided to: FREEPOST YELLOW CARD. (No other address details are required)
www.mhra.gov.uk/yellowcard
YellowCard
Helping to make medicines safer
You can report
suspected side effects:
A side effect
of your medicine?
Report it using
Yellow Card
online at
www.mhra.gov.uk/yellowcard
www.yellowcard.gov.uk
using the form
inside this leaflet
by calling
0808 100 3352
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© Crown Copyright 2008
If you think
the medicine
you are taking
may have
caused a side
effect, you can
report it using
Yellow Card.
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Ref:301118/0110